Thursday, September 11th, 2025
Unraveling the meanings of the Declaration of Independence
By Erin Gardner
  ST. MARYS - The Declaration of Independence is a significant historical document as it has served as inspiration for other countries' independence and different groups' missions, while also making the argument that seceding from England was a necessary cost for democracy in the American colonies. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - So far this year, area treatment trains that clean the water flowing into Grand Lake have performed extremely well and microcystin toxin levels have generally remained below long-term averages, according to Stephen Jacquemin, an environmental sciences professor at Wright State University-Lake Campus. [More]
Obituaries on September 11th, 2025
Conrad Bettinger, age 72, of Coldwater, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at Celina Manor. [More]
Pamela Kay Gander, 76, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on September 9, 2025.
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Local pictures on September 11th, 2025
Subscriber stories on September 11th, 2025
LIMA - The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a pair of deadly accidents that occurred on Allen County roadways Wednesday morning.
CELINA - This year's flu shots are starting to arrive in Mercer County, just in time for the Mercer County Health District's annual flu drive slated
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members Wednesday night agreed to contract with a Columbus firm to provide comprehensive communications consulting at a rate not to exceed $5,000 a month, retroactive to the beginning of the school year.
CELINA- A 51-year-old Sidney man and a 34-year-old Troy woman were arrested for misdemeanor theft and felony drug possession on Tuesday at the Celina Walmart.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools school board members at Wednesday night's regular meeting discussed the district's long list of recent campus upgrades targeted at improving district safety.
Duquesne University's volleyball team is out to its best start since 2008 at 6-0 after winning all three matches at last weekend's Chik-fil-A Robinson Classic held at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse on the Dukes' campus in Pittsburgh.
  The more things change, the more they stay the same, so says the old adage.
For the Minster Wildcats, the offseason was one where coach Seth Whiting had to find the right combination of players to fill the spots that graduation took last season.
  Both the Western Buckeye League and Midwest Athletic Conference are fully into league play, and this brings home one crucial point: there are only f
ST. HENRY at FORT RECOVERY
Barrenbrugge Athletic Park
Both teams are coming off tough losses after strong non-conference showings.
The Redskins came close to snapping Marion Local's 66-game winning streak as the Flyers escaped the Wally Post Athletic Complex with a 21-14 win.
Impact Players
Offense
Caleb Schmidt, RB, St. Marys
27 carries for 239 yards and a school-record six touchdowns in the Roughriders' 42-14 win over Celina.